Shloka 142
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
“मनुष्य नीरोग थे। उनकी सारी कामनाएँ सर्वथा परिपूर्ण थीं और उन्हें कभी किसी चीजसे भय नहीं होता था। सब लोग इच्छानुसार घरों या खेतोंमें रह लेते थे ।। आपस्तस्तम्भिरे चास्य समुद्रमभियास्यत: । सरितश्नानुदीर्यन्त ध्वजभड़श्न नाभवत्
manuṣyā nīrogā āsan | teṣāṁ sarvāḥ kāmanāḥ sarvathā paripūrṇāḥ | teṣāṁ kadācit kasyacid bhayaṁ na bhavati sma | sarve janā yathākāmaṁ gṛheṣu vā kṣetreṣu vā nivasanty eva sma || āpas tastambhire cāsya samudram abhiyāsyataḥ | saritaś ca nānudīryanta dhvajabhaṅgaś ca nābhavat ||
Naquela era, os seres humanos estavam livres de doenças; todos os seus desejos eram plenamente satisfeitos, e nunca temiam coisa alguma. Cada um vivia como queria—em casa ou nos campos. Até as águas pareciam aquietar-se e não avançavam em ímpeto para o oceano; os rios não transbordavam; e nenhum estandarte se rompia—não havia sinal de desordem nem de calamidade.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse portrays an ideal condition where inner and outer order prevail: when dharma is steady, people are healthy and fearless, desires are naturally met, and even nature remains balanced—symbolized by waters and rivers staying within proper bounds and the absence of ominous disorder (dhvaja-bhaṅga).
Vāyu-deva describes a past (or ideal) state of the world: humans lived without illness or fear and could reside wherever they wished; simultaneously, natural forces remained calm and regulated, with no flooding and no ominous signs like the breaking of banners.